Trinity Gay, the daughter of U.S. Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay, has been fatally shot in Kentucky, according to multiple news reports.
The Fayette County coroner’s office said in a statement that Trinity Gay died Oct. 16, 2016, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. She was 15.
The sprinter’s agent, Mark Wetmore, confirmed her death in a text message to The Associated Press.
Lexington police said in a statement that officers went to the parking lot of a restaurant after witnesses reported that gunfire was exchanged between two vehicles. Officers located one of the vehicles and stopped two people for questioning. Police said Trinity Gay was not a passenger in either car.
Trinity Gay, the daughter of U.S. Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay, has been fatally shot in Kentucky, according to multiple news reports.
The Fayette County coroner’s office said in a statement that Trinity Gay died Oct. 16, 2016, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. She was 15.
The sprinter’s agent, Mark Wetmore, confirmed her death in a text message to The Associated Press.
Lexington police said in a statement that officers went to the parking lot of a restaurant after witnesses reported that gunfire was exchanged between two vehicles. Officers located one of the vehicles and stopped two people for questioning. Police said Trinity Gay was not a passenger in either car.
She was herself a rising star on the track team at Lafayette High School. She finished fourth in last year’s 100 meters in the state championships.
“She was so innocent; she was so innocent,” her mother, Shoshana Boyd, told the Daily News. “I just want people to stop shooting and realize who they’re hurting. It’s just random. They don’t understand; they don’t understand who they’re hurting.”
She said her daughter wanted to become a surgeon and also hoped to match the Olympic glory of her famous father.
Tyson Gay has competed as a sprinter for the United States in the past three Summer Olympic Games. He was a member of a team that won the silver medal in the 4×100-meter relay at the 2012 London Games. That medal was later stripped after Gay tested positive for steroids in 2013. He still holds the U.S. record for the 100-meter dash with a time of 9.69 seconds.
USA Track and Field tweeted, “Sending our thoughts & prayers to @TysonLGay & his loved ones as they mourn the tragic & senseless loss of his daughter, Trinity.”
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